The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-04
Teinette and the Tiger
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Mr.. LaRue laughed as he sale
this, but his wile's face wore /;
troubled look.
perhaps We had better stay a
home," she said.
Nonsense" replied LaRue.-
"There is no danger. These cir
Gus men are always spreading
some wild rumors about The es-
cape of lions and tigers. They dc
il to advertise The show. You are
not afraid, are you, Toinette 2"
Toinette, a pretty girl Of six
teen, tossed her golden tresse:
with an air of disdain.
81 am not going out" she said
''and the tiger is not likely tc
come into the house. Marie will
demand all my attention while
you are gone"
MIR. LaRue and his wife were
on the way 10 the village, some
six miles distant, when the con-
versation took place.
For day or two tile country
people had been somewhat ex-
cited over the report that a royal
Bengal Tiger had escaped from
the menagerie attached to the
Great Western Circus, then ex-
hibiting at a nelghboring town,
but nothing definite could be
learned, and many agreed with
LaRue that the story was nothing
but an advertising dodge.
Toinette watched her parents
as they drove off in a buggy, and
waved her hand to them as they
disappeared around the bend in
the road.
The girl was strlkingly fair and
delicate for farmers daughter.
Her vlvacity and restless activity
inherited doubtless with her
French blood, were all that saved
her from being doll like beau
ty, with her pink and white COM
piexion and hair like spun gold.
''Toinette! Toinettep yelled
the baby sister, a bright little
three year old, won't 90 tum and
play cirky?'
Marie had never seen a circus.
but she had heard all about it.
and on this particular morning
she had brought out her collec-
tion of toys and was determined
TO get up Monster Aggregation
of Wonders that would rival
those advertised by the Great
Western.
Toinette saw that she was in
for it.
Let me see if the coast is clear,'
she said, as she ran to the front
door.
There was nothing in sight on
he lonely road, and not human
figure was TO be seen in the fields
surrounding the house.
Alone in the solitude, with the
nearest neighbor mile away, the
girl for moment yielded TO
slight nervousness. Then she
shrugged her shoulders in
Frenchy way and laughed.
This is picnic for Marie she
said, 'and 1 suppose l must as
eist her in turning the house up-
side down.
For an hour or SO the two had
a delightful romp. The family
cal was harnessed to a little wa
gon and made TO trot around an
Imaginary ring until, revolving
in high dudgeon, she tore herself
loose from the harness and fled
to the woods. All the playthings
were utilized in turn, until final
ly Marie threw them petulanily
away, and clamored for a new
pleasure.
1t was no slight task to amuse
this spoiled child, but Toinette
was geod natured, and nothing
delighted her more than froIic.
After everything else had been
tried, she thought of one resource
that had never been known 10
fail.
Now, let's blow blubbers,' she
suggested.
4 scream of pleasure from Ma
rie showed thot no better scheme
could have been devised.
In moment the two had es-
tablIshed themselves at the end
Of the back plaza, with bowl of
suds ana a couple of clay pipes.
The servants had been given a
holiday on account ofihe circus,
and perfect silence reigned, with
the exception of the shouts by
Toinette and Marie when an un-
usually large bubble floated up
ward like gorgeous little bal
loon.
Toinette had all child's fancy
for gaudy colors, and she found
herself watching tho prismatic
hues of the bubbles with intense
interest.
A low growl disturbed her and
caused her 10 look around.
Big cat, said Marie, heap big
germ our cat. Amt she pity p
Toinette's bloc 1 froze with fer
ror as she turned her head.
On the piazza. between The